Tribute to Robert D. Cookson Sr. and B-29er's of the Marianas
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      • Last letter mailed home- __06 March 1945__
      • Last letter found in his belongings after his death-not mailed
  • Uncle Bob youth images
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  • KIA - The Flight and Collision
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  • Returning Uncle Bob's Remains to the U.S. 1948
  • Z Square 8 CRASH SITE PHOTOS
  • POWs in Hyogo Ken eye-witness accounts, crash of the Z Square 8
  • Visit to Crash Site/Memorial. April 2015
  • Osaka Kempeitai Execution of Nelson and Augunas
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  • Z-9 "Nina Ross"
  • Z-10 "Punchin' Judy"
  • 1st Incendiary Raid report, Tokyo, 9 March 1945
  • Incendiary Raid Reports, Kobe, 17 March 1945. Z-8 crew lost.
  • Unofficial History of the 73rd Wing Book
  • Algy Augunas of Z-8, "Mission to Albuquerque", Radio Operator, POW/Executed
  • Erwin A. Brousek of Z-8 "Mission to Albuquerque", Bombardier
  • Herschel W. Connor of Z-8 "Mission to Albuequerque", Flight Engineer
    • Connor War Diary
  • Robert E. Copeland of Z-8, "Mission to Albuquerque", Pilot/Co-Pilot, KIA
  • George Lucas of Z-8, Crew Chief
  • Richard A. Field of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Pilot
  • Richard Dodds of Z-6, of "Draggin' Lady", Pilot-Co/Pilot
  • Douglas F. Bulloch of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Left Gunner/Spotter
  • Charles R. Maples of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Radio Operator
  • Romeo "Raymond" Rendina of Z-6, "Draggin Lady", Tail Gunner-secondary crew, Engle.
  • Harry Gerson of Z-6, "Booze Hound", Radar Operator-replaced Bob Cookson
  • Francis J. Merrick of Z-6, "Draggin Lady," Navigator
  • Jack L. Heffner of Z-7,and Z-11, "Hell's Belle" and "Holy Joe", Radar Operator
  • Jack Lebid of Z-7, "Hell's Belle", Radio Operator
  • Edwin Lawson of Z-22, "Leading Lady", CFC "Ring" Gunner
  • James R. Farrell of Z-34, "Frisco Nannie", Aircraft Commander
  • Jack V. Arterburn of Z-34, "Frisco Nannie", Flt.Eng.
  • Harold Arbon of Z-36, "Lil Abner," Aircraft Commander
  • Harold Arbon Saipan photo collection
  • Ray "Hap" Halloran of V-27, "Rover Boy Express", Navigator-survived war
  • Billy J. Burgess of E Triangle 27, "Good Deal", CFC Gunner
  • John L. Wright, Circle X 39, "Indiana," CFC Gunner, KIA
  • Nicolas V. Van Ness of Block "O" 15, "Green Hornet", Bombardier
  • Gerald J. Murphy of Aircraft #42-6379, Tail Gunner
  • John R. McNamara Jr., 499th Bomb Group
  • Junichi Ogata of the 56th Sentai, Capt., Fighter pilot
  • Meeting Capt. Ogata's Daughter April 2015
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  • Tribute Show Car - "Reverence" - Dodge Challenger
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The "Mission to Albuquerque" seventy years after leaving Kansas for Saipan. For us, She still lives on."

Z - 8 Scale Tribute Build

by Co-Author Rich S.


Z-8 Tribute Build
Pictured at right is a model in a 1/48th scale of our Uncle Bob's       Z Square 8. 
It measures roughly 3 feet nose to tail with a 2 foot wingspan.

The build was a 3 month project starting around 15 January 2013 and completed mid March.

It was a Revell/Monogram kit received as a Christmas gift from Co-author Rich Cookson, December 2012.

The build was customized to include hand-designed nose art decals, lead ship tail band, and 7 mission credits to the nose. The interior is also detailed and includes some hand painting of pieces. The exterior is done with 3 different colors of Alclad metal paint with an airbrush. 

The "Mission to Albuquerque"  build was part of the Fine Scale Modelers website in two forums, 
Gift GB and NMF IV forums. (Gift GB is Group build and NMF is Natural Metal Finish year 4 of the series build).

There were many hiccups along the way like the right wing top's, base paint bubbling issue that had to be fixed, along with the first time use of Alclad metal paint, rattle can metalizer paint on the cowlings, pastel soot engine exhaust rubs.

I have included a gallery of the build process below so everyone can see what went into the project. Overall, it came out very well with GB participants comments: (scroll the document page to see all)

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Hope you enjoy the tribute as much as I did building her... Rich S.
The build gallery:


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